Which to use
“envés” is a noun and “envíen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,379
- “envés” frequency rank
- #15,361
- “envíen” frequency rank
- 63740
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | envés | envíen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cara más basta de una tela u otro material en lámina. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de enviar. |
Where the eye mixes envés and envíen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. envés runs 5 letters (VCCVC) against envíen's 6 (VCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: envés vs envíen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: envés is [ẽmˈbes] while envíen is [ẽmˈbiẽn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63740, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
envés is recorded at frequency rank #48,379, classified as anoun, pronounced [ẽmˈbes]. envíen is at rank #15,361, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽmˈbiẽn].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 63740, this pair ranks #47,777 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of envés vs envíen
Shared letters: env. Private to "envés": sé. Private to "envíen": í.
"envés" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "envíen" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "envés" and "envíen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "envés" vs "envíen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "envés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "envíen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,777 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "envés" and "envíen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "envés vs eses". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #47,777 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.